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If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.

John Madden

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John Madden
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: April 10
American Football Player
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John Earl Madden
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Knowing his coach likes him is more important to a player than anything else.
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Playing in this nice weather really makes me remember all the times I got stung by a bee.
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If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.
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I've always said winning's the great deodorant, and conversely, when you have a bad record - everything stinks - and everything starts to unravel, and everything falls apart.
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Boom, boom, foom, poom! He just ran right at 'em!
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